{"id":4679,"date":"2018-03-13T22:16:53","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T02:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healwritenow.com\/?p=4679"},"modified":"2018-03-13T22:17:15","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T02:17:15","slug":"survivors-aces-oprah-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/survivors-aces-oprah-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Survivors OWN ACEs After Oprah (Day 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/survivors-aces-30-days-oprah-day-1\/\"><em>30 Days of After Oprah (Series &amp; Day 1)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 2 \/\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Aha 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>There\u2019s a test for that?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I had no idea that there was something called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/violenceprevention\/acestudy\/index.html\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">(adverse childhood experiences <\/a>(ACEs for short).<\/p>\n<p>ACEs in childhood are like salt water on an engine during a flood \u2013 not good for the wiring. The types of things that can be most damaging are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>abandonment, divorce, the death of a parent<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4029 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Capture1-300x186.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Capture1-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Capture1-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Capture1-1024x636.png 1024w, https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Capture1.png 1466w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>being homeless, in foster care, in the criminal justice system<\/li>\n<li>living with bullying, community violence or poverty<\/li>\n<li>sharing a home with relatives battling addiction, mental illness, each other<\/li>\n<li>physical, sexual and emotional abuse.<\/li>\n<li>neglect of all kinds and anything that makes kids unsafe and in danger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are equal opportunity disruptors of health, happiness, self-worth,\u00a0and well-being.<\/p>\n<p>The stuff that most of just called life, as kids, can stress and mess with us for a long time.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4031\" src=\"https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/capture6-300x146.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/capture6-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/capture6-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/capture6-1024x500.png 1024w, https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/capture6.png 1631w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not just rough time, hard luck or misfortune we outgrow.\u00a0It turns out not being safe, at home, school, in our skin and communities is threatening and dangerous for kids.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4028 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Capture-300x172.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Capture-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Capture-768x441.png 768w, https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Capture-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/healwritenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Capture.png 1710w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s serious enough that it puts people at risk for early death, disease, and all kinds of physical, emotional, financial and social challenges.<\/p>\n<p>And it&#8217;s not only abuse that damages children. Neglect is just as dangerous. It&#8217;s neglect as well. I thought being exposed to domestic violence didn&#8217;t matter all that much if one was an infant or toddler and didn&#8217;t actually remember it anyhow.<\/p>\n<p>I was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>To do your own research, go to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/violenceprevention\/acestudy\/about.html\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">CDC website<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/acestoohigh.com\/\">ACEs Too High<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To take the ACE test (some say survey or quiz), go here or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2015\/03\/02\/387007941\/take-the-ace-quiz-and-learn-what-it-does-and-doesnt-mean\">here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once schooled in the ABC\u2019s of ACEs, every part of my life changed. Here&#8217;s a clip from Donna Jackson Nakazawa, science writer, parent, ACEs subject matter expert.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"910\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7YrOj4pUJ7o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This clip moves me every time because once we understand ACEs we understand the need for &#8220;waking up on our own side,&#8221; why and how it&#8217;s challenging, and essential for our future health and our kids&#8217; future everything.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Childhood-Disrupted-Biography-Becomes-Biology\/dp\/1476748365\">Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology and How You Can Heal<\/a>, Donna Jackson Nakazawa, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Deepest-Well-Long-Term-Childhood-Adversity\/dp\/0544828704\/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_img_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=976H7D42T8HMBBZ56KPP&amp;dpID=51eSjb2gZtL&amp;preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&amp;dpSrc=detail\">The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-term Effects of Childhood Adversity.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Aha 3 \/ Aha 4 Preview (tomorrow) How Much DO ACE Scores Matter<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>30 Days of After Oprah (Series &amp; Day 1) Day 2 \/\u00a0Aha 2 There\u2019s a test for that? 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